OXOGood Grips Foldaway Dish Rack

I shopped around for dish racks - yes, I actually shopped around for a dish rack. I know, I question myself sometimes as well. But I digress... It's a bit pricier than the other ones but you get what you pay for. With the OXO brand it's usually some pretty good quality, excellent design and items that last. We wanted a rust-free, easy to clean, easy to store dish rack that was able to accommodate pots, pans and cutting boards more than dishes and that's exactly what we got. LOVE this rack. It adjusts making it really easy to hold everything. The only chrome is the handle and ours never gets wet because of the design. Genius. But that's OXO! The little drain flap in the front is great. The back has two little legs that pop down so you can place the rack on a slight angle allowing the water to run out the drain in front right into the sink. Close the flap if you don't require drainage. Haven't had any issues with water under the unit so no leaking! That's always a plus. It sits directly on our counters without a tray under it. One less thing to worry about!The two utensil holders pop right out so you can put larger items in the rack. This also makes them super easy to clean. The dish holder folds flat making even more room for larger items. So awesome! You can even fold the whole unit up and stow it away if need be. This is great when you need the extra counter space for other things. It's not super compact like the less expensive chrome and bamboo folding racks but it makes up for that in so many other ways, like not rusting or getting moldy. It's a pretty slick drying rack.I would highly recommend this to anyone who lives tiny, uses pots, pans, and larger cooking items often (more often than you run your dishwasher and/or for items not dishwasher friendly), and anyone who wants something that will last. I'm tired of living in a disposable society. I like that this rack is quality. You can see and feel that it is well made and very sturdy.I forgot to add: Yes the instructions recommend a very logical weekly cleaning. It's not hard to do. I don't even move it from it's spot on the counter. Just take the sprayer from the sink, give it a good spray, wipe it down with a clean soapy sponge, spray again, drain directly into sink through drain hole. Takes me 2 mins. Regardless of what dish rack I'm using, I would clean it anyway because a) It's a kitchen item that gets wet and slowly drip dries and b) It holds clean kitchen items you will eventually most likely eat off of. You should clean all of your dish drying racks regardless of material. Just like you should wipe down your phone - it's common sense.

We use our dish rack for things that don't fit or cannot be put into the dishwasher and as I do cook and bake we needed a larger one. I came to find they no longer make the traditional type i.e.plastic or rubber coated basket that sits atop a drain tray, that is the larger size or is still relatively sturdy. I was forced to look around. This non-traditional dish rack is about the same size as my older model that needed replaced. It is, however, different in design. First off your dishes(except for utensils and plates if you use the fold-up or down plate rack) sit ON the drain tray. So their very bottom may stay a bit wetter. Also there is no exterior line of wires for glasses that used to hang over the sink. They fit over vertical pegs and take up some of the space in this tray. Since the sides of this are lower your stacking within the tray must be be arranged so they will stay within the lower sides. The utensil rack is sturdier and more roomy than my old basket's little container, and these lift out so you can carry them to the drawer where you stash your silverware and then return them to the rack. The drain rack sits in a stainless steel trivet and you prop up one end on fold away legs so that it will drain toward your sink. I admit it drains better than my old style basket but does have some design flaws. The drain hole is small and can be plugged by folding up a tab. Thus the hole will need monitoring to be sure it doesn't plug up. Also, because this is square ended and the drain hole is centered on that end, some water may accumulate at the outsides of the downhill end. Still this is an improvement on any drain tray I have previously owned. The whole thing does fold relatively flat so it can be stashed under your sink and hidden away when not in use. So far, I recommend this product as an improvement from old style drain racks with a separate tray. It will take getting used to.

Changed my kitchen reality immediately. I live in a place with a ridiculously small amount of counter space, but even if I had space, I would adore this drainer. First, I am a dish stacker - more like heaper. I have no dish washer, and I hate drying dishes with a cloth which means I like to get as many dishes piled up as possible to air dry. Though it did not seem like it would be because it does not sit flat on the counter, this drainer is VERY sturdy. It has solid metal legs and a thick plastic drain pan that holds a lot of dishes without any bowing.Second, It is so easy to fold this up and reconfigure it either to move it out of the way or to rearrange it to fit your dishes. I love that feature!Third, no standing water in the drainer! It sits at slight angle so that the water drains out perfectly. I saw in some of the reviews that people had trouble with leaking from the back of the drainage spout. I was so intrigued by the other features that I though it was worth the risk of purchasing anyway. When I got it and set it up, I immediately put a paper towel down under the drainer and poured two liters of water into the drain pan to see if this would be an issue. The paper towel was absolutely dry, so the one I got does not seem to have this flaw. Maybe over time, the space widens and causes problems, but for me it will not matter anyway as I have it slid far enough over my sink that it would just drain into the sink anyway.This is one of the best home purchases that I have made in awhile. It is so much better than my old one that at this point it actually makes me happy to do dishes because I love using it so much. I know that will fade over time - but beautiful honeymoon anyway!